Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Tuesday ) GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I, O. O. F. 23
Nov. 18. 191d. ) ' _
Do something for somebody gladly,
'Twill sweeten your every care,
In sharing the sorrows of others
Your own are less hard to bear.
Do something for somebody, striving
To help where the way seems long,
And the homeless hearts that languish
Cheer up with a little song.
Do something for somebody always,
"Whatever may be your creed,
There's nothing on earth can help you
So much as a kindly deed.
Do something for second childhood,
To smooth out the wrinkles of care,
Do something to cheer up the lonely
That you have with you everywhere."
The Father of Odd Fellowship,
THOMAS WILDEY.
Born in London, England, January 15, 1782.
Died in Baltimore, Md., October 19, 1861.
FIRST LODGE.
Washington Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F., instituted at Baltimore, Md.,
April 26, 1819.
CHARTER MEMBERS.
Thomas Wildey John Welch John Duncan
John Cheatham Richard Rushworth
MEMBERSHIP.
1S19 Number of Members 5
1913 Number of Members 2,080,894
"We Command You to Visit the Sick, Relieve the Distressed, Bury the
Dead, and Educate the Orphan."